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Global Smokeless Tobacco Market Report: 2012 Edition
Price: $800.00 (€626.38) ($960.00 (€751.65) Including VAT at 20%)



Publication Date: Mar-2012
Format: PDF Email
Pages: 39
Publisher: Koncept Analytics

Historical evidence and archeological finds suggest that the practice of smoking tobacco by the mankind has been an unbroken tradition since thousands of years. With high pitched industrialization, extreme environmental damage by factors like wars and chemicals, and other human practices, the serious ill effects on health are being experienced by the use of smoking tobacco. Scientific developments have helped in the identification of these health risks, while technological advancements have compelled the society to be rightly aware of the health hazards involved. In the search for solutions, alternatives in the form of smokeless products, which are less harmful, have been developed and are being willingly adopted by the people worldwide.

The major markets for smokeless tobacco products are the US and the Scandinavian region, with the former being the world's largest market in the moist snuff product category, while latter is the leading provider of various snus tobacco varieties. Within Scandinavia, Sweden is the largest market for snus followed by Norway. Though, snus is a traditionally a Swedish product yet its market is fast expanding in regions outside Scandinavia like in the US, Canada, and Vietnam among others.

Reducing consumption of cigarettes due to awareness about health risks is creating space for greater use of smokeless products. Further, the rising incomes of people coupled with growing percentage of people, in the rising population, resorting to the use of smokeless product options is driving the market towards growth. Development of new products like snus made from ecologically grown tobacco and snuff with ultra low carcinogens, with the help of scientific research, is also providing people with new and less harmful alternatives thus strengthening the market for such products. Though less harmful compared to smoking tobacco, health risks do persists with the use of smokeless tobacco products. A debate continues about the threat of these products to public health at large and threat to children who accidently ingest such products.

The competition in the market for smokeless tobacco products is intense with the leading players being Swedish Match, Altria Group, and Reynolds American. Swedish Match is the leading player in the Scandinavian snus market, while Altria Group, Inc. holds the maximum market share in the US's moist snuff market. The factors such as quality, pricing, brand imaging, customer loyalty, and new product introductions, among others determine the competitive positioning of the companies operating in the global smokeless tobacco market.

The report analyzes the global smokeless tobacco industry including its market size and geographical segmentation. The report also analyses the key trends, drivers and challenges of the market. Further, the report highlights the strategies of top smokeless tobacco manufacturers – Swedish Match, Altria and Reynolds American Inc.

By combining SPSS Inc.’s data integration and analysis capabilities with our relevant findings, we have predicted the future growth of the industry. We employed various significant variables that have an impact on this industry and created regression models with SPSS Base to determine the future direction of the industry. Before deploying the regression model, the relationship between several independent or predictor variables and the dependent variable was analyzed using standard SPSS output, including charts, tables and tests.

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Tobacco Market in China 2012
Price: $795.00 (€622.46) ($954.00 (€746.95) Including VAT at 20%)



Publication Date: Feb-2012
Pages: 55
Format: PDF
Publisher: Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd.
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The Tobacco Market in China is part of Netscribes’ Food & Beverage Industry Series reports. China is the largest cigarette producer and consumer in the world. The Chinese tobacco market is poised to witness phenomenal growth owing to rise in smokers’ population coupled with changing lifestyle and affordability.

The report begins with the global tobacco market overview comprising the global market size and expected growth until 2012. The global cigarette production and consumption country-wise is also included along with the growth in global cigarette consumption. The global cigarette consumption pattern entails the share of male and female smokers in developed as well as developing countries worldwide.

The domestic tobacco market overview provides details on the industry size in terms of tobacco sales and projected growth for the period 2010-15. This section includes the growth of cigarette consumption. The future growth prospect of Chinese tobacco industry is discussed in detail. This is followed by the share of total tobacco consumers and the share of smokers in the urban and rural population, specifying the share of overall smoking population, share of male smoking population and share of female smoking population for both urban and rural population. Also, mentions the share of smokers in the various age groups, specifying the share of overall smoking population, share of male smoking population and share of female smoking population for each age group. The segment for the price assessment of cigarettes sold in China has been provided in the report. Further, the important tobacco leaf producing provinces are mapped.

The report provides detailed information about the exports and imports of tobacco products. It provides country-wise import and export for the year 2010. Import and export data provided are in value terms.

Factors driving the growth of tobacco market in China include growing smokers’ population, accelerating urbanization and changing lifestyle, young smokers to drive cigarette sales and gift culture.

Key players operating in the market also face challenges which are impeding their development and growth. Major challenges identified include increasing consumer awareness on health issues, rising medical costs and ban on smoking in public places and media advertising.

The report also highlights the role of government in the country’s tobacco sector. It evaluates the steps taken by the government in view of consolidating the tobacco industry. The plan adopted by the government organization in order to enhance international competitiveness is also given. Further, an overview of various research and development initiatives undertaken by the government, particularly those for the ‘low-tar’ or ‘less harmful’ cigarettes are also discussed briefly.

Emerging trends in the tobacco market include rising female smokers, growing popularity of ‘low-tar’ cigarettes, brand promotion through charity, innovative marketing strategies and strategies to capture the health-concerned consumers.

Investment opportunity section in the report elaborates on the basic two processes in the tobacco value chain, providing detailed information about the available ways of investing in the Chinese tobacco sector.

The competition section outlays the competitive landscape of the tobacco industry in China briefing about the domestic and foreign players existing in the market. This section provides a three dimensional analysis of key players’ revenues, profits and market capitalization. The report also features brief profiles of major domestic and foreign players in the market and a snapshot of their corporation, financial performance, business highlights and their product portfolio, providing an insight into the existing competitive scenario.

Some of the key industry relevant statistics covered in the report includes global market size, global cigarette production and consumption country-wise, domestic market size, domestic cigarette consumption figures, country wise comparison of cigarette prices, export-import figures, rise in total population and urbanization rate, consumer base, per capita urban disposable income, grade 1 cigarette sales, share of young population, average tobacco related deaths, share of deaths due to lung-cancer, tax and profits shared by CNTC, decline in no. of cigarette brands and companies, annual ‘low-tar’ cigarette sales volume and income etc.

Key takeaways section summarizes the entire market in terms of opportunities, trends and challenges persisting in the tobacco market in China.

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Global Electronic Cigarettes Market 2010 -2015
Price: $1,200.00 (€939.56) ($1,440.00 (€1,127.48) Including VAT at 20%)



Publication Date: Jan-2012
Format: PDF
Pages: 39
Publisher: Linarch Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
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Highlights:
Electronic cigarettes market has grown tremendously from 2008
Market is forecast to grow at more than 40 percent in next five years
Majority of the manufacturers are based in China
Online sales is one of the largest segments for electronic cigarettes market
The primary drivers of electronic cigarettes are that it provides the experience of near identical tobacco smoking and belief of reduced health effects compared to tobacco cigarettes
Going forward, the market is forecast to witness many new innovations in terms of product quality and effectiveness
Regulations, ban and usage in minors are some of the biggest challenges faced by the industry

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2012 U.S. Tobacco Product Manufacturing Industry-Industry & Market Report
Price: $699.00 (€547.30) ($838.80 (€656.75) Including VAT at 20%)



Publication Date: 15-Dec-2011
Format: PDF (Enterprise License)
Pages: 42
Publisher: Barnes Reports

The U.S. Tobacco Product Manufacturing Industry-Industry & Market Report, published annually by Barnes Reports, contains timely and accurate industry statistics, forecasts and demographics. The report features 2012 current and 2013 forecast estimates on the size of the industry (sales, establishments, employment) nationally and for all 50 U.S. States and over 900 metro areas. New to the report this year are: financial ratios, number of firms and payroll estimates. The report also includes industry definition, 5-year historical trends on industry sales, establishments and employment, a breakdown of establishments, sales and employment by employee size of establishment (9 categories), and estimates on up to 10 sub-industries, including cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco.

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Global Smokeless Tobacco Market Report: 2010 Edition
Price: $700.00 (€548.08) ($840.00 (€657.69) Including VAT at 20%)



Publication Date: 01-Dec-2010
Format: PDF Email
Pages: 35
Publisher: Koncept Analytics

Although smoking continues to dominate the tobacco sales but the ever growing awareness about the health risks associated with it and health consciousness among the users has led to the development of several smokeless tobacco alternatives. The major markets of smokeless tobacco segment are the United States and Scandinavia, which mainly includes Sweden and Norway. The overall market growth for smokeless tobacco products is led by the growth in the US market. The US market for smokeless tobacco is forecasted to increase at a compounded annual growth rate of about 7% for the period spanning 2010 to 2012.

The leading smokeless tobacco product categories are snuff and snus, which provide promising growth opportunities for their manufacturers. The United States is the largest market for moist snuff and has increased manifold in the past 10 years. In addition, the Swedish snus market has also grown considerably in the light of increasing awareness of the benefits associated with the smokeless tobacco category in general, coupled with increased demand.

Sensing the people’s growing awareness about health factors in tobacco use, companies are following the path of innovation in developing new products in smokeless tobacco category. Companies are establishing new production bases at new geographical locations to feed and create more demand for smokeless tobacco options. Sales in smokeless tobacco products is getting a boost globally from several factors like social awareness about the health risks of smoking tobacco, and political recognition of the same. Governments worldwide are supporting restrictions on tobacco smoking and producers of smokeless tobacco products like snuff and snus are making increased efforts for more visibility and availability of their products. The smokeless tobacco products are not completely devoid of health hazards. Addiction, threat of oral cancer and other diseases continue to pose a challenge to the increasing use smokeless tobacco.

The report analyzes the global smokeless tobacco industry including its market size and geographical segmentation. The report also analyses the key trends, drivers and challenges of the market. Further, the report highlights the positioning and strategies of top smokeless tobacco manufacturers – Swedish Match, Altria and Reynolds American Inc.

By combining SPSS Inc.’s data integration and analysis capabilities with our relevant findings, we have predicted the future growth of the industry. We employed various significant variables that have an impact on this industry and created regression models with SPSS Base to determine the future direction of the industry. Before deploying the regression model, the relationship between several independent or predictor variables and the dependent variable was analyzed using standard SPSS output, including charts, tables and tests.

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2011 U.S. Tobacco Product Manufacturing Industry Report



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Publication Date: 15-Jan-2011
Format: PDF
Pages: 42
Publisher: Barnes Reports

The U.S. Tobacco Product Manufacturing Industry report, published annually by Barnes Reports, contains timely and accurate industry statistics, forecasts and demographics. The report features 2011 current and 2012 forecast estimates on the size of the industry (sales, establishments, employment) nationally and for all 50 U.S. States and over 900 metro areas. New to the report this year are: financial ratios, number of firms and payroll estimates. The report also includes industry definition, 5-year historical trends on industry sales, establishments and employment, a breakdown of establishments, sales and employment by employee size of establishment (9 categories), and estimates on up to 10 sub-industries, including cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco.

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A Study on Global Smokeless Tobacco Market: 2009 Edition
Price: $850.00 (€665.52) ($1,020.00 (€798.63) Including VAT at 20%)



Publication Date: 01-Dec-2009
Format: PDF Email
Pages: 50
Publisher: Koncept Analytics

Smokeless tobacco products (STP), snuff or chewing tobacco are consumed almost in every part of the world; however, in different forms, like snus in the Scandinavian countries and snuff in rest of Europe and in the US. Globally, Swedish Match and US Smokeless Tobacco Company (USSTC) now acquired by Altria Inc. are the largest market players in smokeless tobacco market. STP accounts for a very small share of the tobacco industry with Scandinavia and the US are by far the world’s largest markets for snuff and snus. A substantial proportion of smokers have switched from cigarettes to use of smokeless products like snuff and snus. New forms of smokeless tobacco have been launched that contain low level of toxins and nicotine and are less dangerous than smoked tobacco products. The main drivers of this industry are the declining cigarette sales due to social opposition towards smoking and also a strong health awareness trend. Moreover STPs are less taxed and much cheaper than cigarettes. However, the industry also faces many challenges in terms of retaining its customers as people are becoming more concerned about tobacco related health issues. STP is also associated with cancers of the esophagus, larynx, and stomach, and an increased risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases. Moreover increased ban on consumption of tobacco products has reduced the industry’s revenue. Apart from the existing players in this market, the tobacco majors are entering this category in a big way by introducing their own brands of smokeless tobacco. Additionally, these tobacco majors are also opting for inorganic growth by acquiring the big players of the smokeless category, to gain a greater share of this growing niche segment. The report focuses on various aspects of smokeless tobacco industry including the market size and geographical segmentation of the market. The report also analyses the key trends, drivers and challenges of the STP market. Further, the report highlights the positioning and strategies of top STP manufacturers –Swedish Match, USSTC/Altria and Reynolds American Inc.

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